Yikes, painter starts Thurs, help me find a color

11 years ago

We are painting the third floor of our 1927 colonial. Stairwell will be Revere Pewter with White Dove trim. There are two bedrooms up there. Daughter has selected Wickham Grey for her room; I'd like to use White Dove for all trim. What to paint the bathroom (no window) and the second bedroom (southern exposure, a little dark, under the eaves bedroom)? Second bedroom has the dark Ikea Hemnes bedroom suite. Here is a pic of the tile in the shower and the rest of the bathroom is bright white tile. Fixtures are Kohler Brushed Nickel. Floors in bedrooms are a medium wood and in the stir well are currently painted Van Deusen Blue. Need floor color, bathroom color and second bedroom. Also I usually like to paint the ceilings a color rather than ceiling white. Yikes, lotta decisions. Thx!!

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User
11 years ago
Second bedroom: BM Van Courtland Blue on walls

Bathroom: BM Lavender Secret

What floor are you painting?
tfitz1006
Original Author
11 years ago
The floor in the stairwell.

Do you think vd blue is too dark?
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User
11 years ago
With the walls painted Revere Pewter, I'd paint the stairs a high-gloss black or I'd sand them down to the wood and stain them a rich color and then use a high-gloss polyurethane, and paint the risers and side trim a stark white, like BM Designer White.
User
11 years ago
and black and white w/gray walls
User
11 years ago
For the bathroom, either BM Vintage Charm (gorgeous)
User
11 years ago
Or BM Lavender Secret:
joaniepoanie
11 years ago
What color bedding do you have in the second bedroom....can you pick a color from that?

I don't think bedrooms have to coordinate in color with each other....

Without seeing the rest of the bathroom...I think white is fine in there since you have a vibrant blue tile...but if you want blue in there I would go with the deepest blue in the tile.
User
11 years ago
Or maybe paint the second bedroom in that Vintage Charm. That is a really stunning color.
tfitz1006
Original Author
11 years ago
The bedding in the second bedroom is yet to be purchased, but probably something very simple - maybe just all white w/ an accent pillow.